Why sleep when the day has been called out by the sunFrom the night 'cause the light's gonna shine on everyoneWhy sleep when the sleep only closes up our eyesWhy sleep when we can watch the sun a-rise

We were meant to see the beginning of the dayI believe it was planned to lift us this wayTake you an apple and take you a songAnd watch a baby day be bornTake you an apple and take you a songWatch a baby day be born

Quite quite, said I that's all very well to sayBut I rose before the dawn to your singing yesterdayI couldn't see the rising 'cause the dark was in my skyI couldn't see the sun 'cause the sun was in my eye

Take you an apple and take you a songWatch a baby day be bornTake you an apple and take you a songWatch a baby day be born

Why sleep, I heard and I followed it todayTo the top of the hill where the wind songs playAnd I sing it like I heard itWhy I heard it who knows why?Why sleep when we can watch the sun a-rise

We were meant to see the beginning of the dayI believe it was planned to lift us this wayTake you an apple and take you a songWatch a baby day be bornTake you an apple and take you a songWatch a baby day be bornTake you an apple and take you a songWatch a baby day be bornTake you an apple and take you a songWatch a baby day be born

Take you an apple and take you a songTake back an answer to something gone wrongTake back some music and take me alongAnd watch a baby day be bornWatch a baby day be born